Comparison of the active standing test and head-up tilt test for diagnosis of syncope in childhood and adolescence

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 376-384

  Matsushima, Reiko ^a   Tanaka, Hidetaka ^b   Tamai, Hiroshi ^b  

^a Daiichi Towakai Hospital   (Japan)

^b OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Active standing test; Child; Orthostatic intolerance; Orthostatic test; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BODY POSTURE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HEAD TILTING; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; STANDING; SUPINE POSITION; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYNCOPE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINGERS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POSTURE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SYNCOPE; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 13244298368     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-004-0182-2     Document Type: Article

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